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Enthusiasm and the ability to execute Kate Carruthers is a technologist, marketer, entrepreneur, and educator with extensive experience in commercial and public sector senior executive roles. Currently working on data security, big data, strategic business intelligence and data governance at UNSW Sydney. Co-founder of several startups including IoTM, and a member of the NSW …

Reach out, shoot for the sky and don’t take ‘no’ for an answer PhD scholar, casual academic, Data61 researcher and soon to be a Google Fellow in Silicon Valley, Samaneh Movassaghi is a poster girl for Women in Technology. Having authored over 20 research articles with over 1000 citations, Samaneh is already recognised for her …

Balance for Better: Dr Jodi Steel Dr Jodi Steel spent much of her professional life in STEM or STEM-related roles: from engineering in the RAAF, to research, through to research management, business development and commercialisation in corporate R&D environments. On the whole, she found it to be rewarding and fun with plenty of opportunity …

3 key traits to navigate a non-linear career Kaoru Nishinakagawa has 15+ years of international professional experience focused on developing new business and product as well as managing strategic partnerships. As an Innovation Consultant/Entrepreneur, she is passionate about helping large organisations, SMEs and startups grow businesses through understanding clients’ needs and applying data analytics …

You don’t grow if you don’t know As a serial entrepreneur, Andrea has successfully created and launched 7 businesses over 17 years. With a passion for encouraging women to become founders, Andrea helped to create the “Inspiring Rare Birds” brand, the SBE brand strategy and continues to advise the SheStarts program at BlueChilli. Due …

My life has never been balanced and it keeps getting better Maria connects people, ideas and opportunities. She was awarded Best Community MVP at the Australasian Startup Awards with the support of the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Maria has been a senior executive, a founder and an adviser, having worked with some of Australia’s …

The evidence is clear that balance is better for business Megan Shellie is a consultant in Risk Advisory with Ernst and Young’s Melbourne practice and a former Ribit Intern. She’s passionate about the future of Australia’s young people, co-founding the intergenerational fairness advocacy group Think Forward, and sitting on the Advisory Board of Swinburne …

Four ways to find your purpose at work As Manager of Inspiring Australia (NSW), Jackie Randles finds interesting and creative ways to bring scientists together with community members through collaborative projects that promote the relevance of science and innovation to everyday life. Welcome to the Ribit International Women’s Day series of inspiring stories designed …

Whether you’re on summer break or recently graduated – what better way is there than to finish off 2018 by landing your dream job? We have handpicked our top 5 job opportunities currently available – check it out below! UX/UI Design (Junior) Sydney, NSW ($20 – $30 per hour) Aroau Capital Holding (ACH), is a …

Startcon: While Silicon Valley is dying, Sydney is thriving Wow – StartCon was a blast! The theme of the ninth StartCon was ‘While Silicon Valley is dying, Sydney is thriving’. We couldn’t agree more. It is our mission to help Australia’s innovation ecosystem to be on the rise and we are supporting this by …